A new drug

My thoughts exactly, Gabriel.


I didnt really need a new hobby, but I am completely addicted to snowboarding. I've gone just five times but already it ranks up there with fly-fishing and golf as my favorite things to do. I always thoroughly enjoyed skiing, but something about boarding is so much better. Hard to say why it is better, but i cant seem to get enough. I rode hard for 8 solid hours today and only quit because the lifts shut down. I will do the same tomorrow. I will go night boarding at least twice this next week after school. Next weekend I will board both days. Three weeks ago I was really looking forward to spring; now I am not sure I want winter to end. What can I say, I'm hooked.

I wasnt a great skier, but I was capable and knew how to ski within my limits. Not so with boarding. I have picked it up quite quickly, but I keep trying things I cant possibly do yet. (Mom, Dad, you may want to skip the next sentence). I am pretty sure I am going to get hurt, but I dont care (great national health insurance here). Okay just kidding, I certainly dont want to break anything, but I seem to have found some guts I didnt know I had. Enough guts that I realized I should probably buy a helmet.

Below some pics from a recent trip with friends Gabriel and Ken.

The mountain at Onikoube












Strapping in















"How the hell did that happen? I was going so smoothly..."









Ken and I, after a long day, but still looking genki